Matthew Young

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Matthew Young

Personal information

Full name

Matthew Young

Date of Birth

September 17, 1972 (age 35)

Place of Birth

Recruited from

Height/Weight

188cm / 87kg

Position

Fullback

Club information

Current club

Retired

Number

Haw. 33, StK. 20

Playing Career¹

Years

Club

Games (Goals)

1994-95
1996-2001
Total

Hawthorn

St Kilda

21 (6)
97 (14)
118 (20)

¹ Club statistics to end of 2001 season

² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}}

Career highlights

Matthew Young is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and St Kilda. After a long stint in the Hawthorn reserves, and limited opportunity in the senior side for his first two seasons, he was selected by St Kilda in the 1996 March draft. Given this new opportunity, Young had a successful 1996 season, ranking high in St Kilda's best and fairest award. He was plagued by a number of injuries during his career, including chronic back problems and a shoulder injury during the 1997 season. This, and the doubts of St Kilda leadership about his ability to play a whole game meant he was dropped from the side for the 1997 grand final. 1999 was another successful season, and he was runner up in the best and fairest, however he struggled during 2000 and was cut from the list at the end of the year. Often considered a strong running defender, many disposal errors marred his career.